Insurance Regulation
What State Insurance Regulators Say About Cybersecurity
In April, the Cybersecurity Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted "Principles for Effective Cybersecurity: Insurance Regulatory Guidance," derived from similar ...
Guiding Insurance Professionals on NAIC’s New Cybersecurity Principles
In the wake of some of the largest insurance company data breaches, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has followed on the heels of the Securities and Exchange Commission and has ...
Farmers Rolls Out Broad Ridesharing Endorsement for California
Farmers Insurance will become the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product on Thursday. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California ...
Florida High Court Nixes Applying Medical Malpractice Cap Retroactively
A 2003 law capping medical malpractice lawsuit awards at $500,000 can't be applied retroactively. That's what the Supreme Court ruled in a Miami-Dade County case in which a woman suffered permanent ...
The 10 Do’s and Don’ts of the ORSA Summary Report
2015 marks the beginning of a new era of regulatory requirements for the insurance industry as many states have now adopted the Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment ('ORSA') Model Act ...
Insurance Price Optimization: Lawyer’s Perspective
A major controversy is growing in the world of insurance regulation over price optimization. Regulators are becoming increasingly aggressive on the issue. Maryland, California, Ohio and New York have ...
Florida Bans Price Optimization; Insurers Question Definition
A memorandum released last week by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warning insurers in the state not to use price optimization in rating has gotten cheers from a consumer advocate group ...
Price Optimization or Price Discrimination? Regulators Weigh In
Insurers' growing use of predictive data analytics is predicated on enhancing operational efficiency, improving decision-making and offering more detailed pricing of products. It's that last practice ...